**Brand:** 8th Ave Food & Provisions **Categories:** Operations Administrative **Locations:** Fitzgerald, Georgia **Position Type:** Regular Full-Time **Remote Eligible:** No **Req ID:** 27417 **Job Description** **Business Unit Overview** 8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm. **Responsibilities** **Training Specialist** **About 8** **th** **Avenue** 8 th Avenue is a leading, private brand-centric consumer product holding company, manufacturing and selling private brand food products primarily to retail, foodservice, and ingredient customers. 8 th Avenue Food & Provisions was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses. The company is owned by Post Holdings, **Are you looking for us?** The feeling of pride you get when you see something you made being used to nurture the community around you is something you can’t replace. That’s what 8 th Avenue Food & Provisions can do for you! We are not only passionate about the products we make, but we also take pride in what we do! We believe it’s what’s inside that counts. Whether it’s inside our packaging or inside our facilities, you’ll find carefully chosen ingredients and people working together to make the best products possible. We are a growing organization made up of businesses that produce quality products like Pasta, Peanut Butter, Fruit and Nut trail mixes, Granola, and a variety of other food products. **We’re looking for you! This is an exciting time to join our growing organization.** **Job** **Summary** **:** The Training Coordinator will have overall responsibility to design, plan, and implement training programs, procedures, standards, lean implementation and training tools under the direction of the Cl Manager. The training coordinator will be a core member of the leadership team and will support facets of operations and production. **Duties/Responsibilities:** + Createsa trainingprogramfordifferentrolesand functionsin conjunctionwith leadership team. + WiII develop an overall plant training system and implement training programs that directly impact measures Iike productivity, quality,efficiency,retention,leanprinciples,andenvironmentalimpacts. + Ensuresthat training materials and programsare current, accurate, and effective. + Maintains knowledge of new methods and techniques for training, and training requirementsapplicable to the organization and/orindustry + Identifies problemsand opportunitiessuchasoperationalchangesor industry developments that trainingcould improve. + Conductsor facilitates requiredand recommendedtraining sessions. + Collaborateswith vendorsand third-party training providers to arrange employee registration and participation in outside training programs. + Ensuresthat training milestones and goalsare met whileadhering tothe approvedtraining budget + Maintains a site-wide skills matrix and keeps it updated, through preparation and administration of assessments and qualifications. + Onboardshourly employees to optimally integrateinto the plant + Will present information using a variety of instructional techniquesor formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, groupdiscussions,videos,orlectures. + Developmentof a Cross-TrainingPlan toaddressbottlenecks, resourcing, and optimizingoverallstaffing levels. + Definesand establishesa Train the Trainerprogramfor the facility + Establishes and maintains a training 'playbook". + Preparesand implementsthe training budget + Performsother related duties as assigned. + Have the capability and desire to develop as a CI specialist. + Have the capability to understand execute lean principles. + Facilitate training in a classroom setting. **Education** **and** **Experience** **:** + Associate’s degreeorequivalentworkexperience + 3to5yearsintrainingordevelopment **Preferred** **Skills/Abilities** **:** + Excellentverbaland written communication skills with stronggraphicdesignabiliy + Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. + Excellentorganizational skills and attention to detail + Excellenttime managementskills with a provenability to meet deadlines. + Extremely organized and detail-oriented + Ability to prioritizetasksand todelegatethem when appropriate. + Abilitytoactwith integrity,professionalism,andconfidentiality + Proficient with Microsoft Office or related software. + Proficientwith toolsused forcreatingOnePointLessons (OPL), TrainingSOP's,Videosetc. **Physical** **Requirements** **:** + Prolongedperiodsofsittingatadeskandworkingona computer + Mustbeabletolift15poundsattimes. + Flexibility requiredtoaccommodateinteractions with manufacturingon all shifts. Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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